Vivek Raut

While the whole world is embracing the new religion of IT infrastructure, Cloud Computing, there have been a few apprehensions among industries which deal with hyper-sensitive data. Health Industry, for instance, is continuously looking at innovative ways to reduce healthcare costs and improve customer service but at the same time wants to exhibit compliance with the guidelines set by its administrative bodies, HIPAA and HITECH. With IT always remaining an easy target when it comes to reducing operating costs, this article advocates the adoption of cloud computing in healthcare while maintaining the same level of protection mandated by the administrative bodies. Introduction According to 21st Annual HIMSS Leadership Survey, operating budgets are expected to increase in 2011, driven by the overall growth in number of systems and technologies and additional staffing... (more)